Live bullets were fired when Israeli forces and local Palestinians clashed during a raid by Israel’s military on Anabta town, located east of Tulkarem, in the occupied West Bank, Al Jazeera reports, citing Palestinian news agency Wafa.

No casualties were reported during the violence yesterday night, which began when Israeli military vehicles stormed into the centre of the town and conducted patrols, Wafa said.

Israeli soldiers also raided al-Khader town, located south of Bethlehem, where they took up positions in two neighbourhoods and were reported to have used sound bombs. There were no reports of casualties, according to Wafa.

Six young Palestinian men were also arrested by Israeli forces in the Aqabat Jaber refugee camp, south of Jericho, Wafa was quoted as reporting.